And now for something... completely different!
[Zero Hedge] - In the early days of the virus pandemic, things didn't look so hot for the field of plastic survey. Hospitals were overrun with COVID-19 infections and banned all elective procedures, limiting plastic surgeries. But sometime after, when the economy reopened, and hospitals allowed elective surgeries, demand for butt implants soared.
Bloomberg, citing data from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), says there were broad declines for minimally invasive and surgical cosmetic procedures during 2020. Botox and soft-tissue fillers remained popular with consumers. But it was buttock augmentation, or butt implants were a massive hit among consumers. Cosmetic procedures for the implants last year were up 22%, from 970 to 1,179.
Dermatologist Ava Shamban said the lockdowns likely triggered those with flat buttocks to receive implants after spending their days surfing Instagram and seeing influencers and models with "higher, tighter rounder assets."
This is the millenial-type 'solution' (which only lasts ten years, by the way) if you're too fuckin' lazy to buy a bike (and I don't mean that pansy indoor Peleton crap) and go ride a few thousand miles. Right now we have colder than normal weather in the Boston area and I've still managed 215 miles, and I hate cold weather riding (1,000 or bust is the goal this year). You're only going to build muscle if there's genuine resistance (road friction, wind resistance and gravity when climbing) and that wussy spin class crap simply will not cut it. Oh - and you get real calves in the process to boot (by way of pulling up with your calf with one leg whilst doing the normal pushing down with the other leg).
| Dance, gymnastics, martial arts, barre classes, ice skating, roller blading... lots of satisfying ways to tone and strengthen the glutes. |
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